Mug rugs

Happy new year.

In keeping with my goal for 2016 (to blog every week), here is my first creation for 2016.

I initially saw this style of coaster at a friends place.

So, l thought l would give it a go.

To create these mug rugs you will need 5" squares of fabric (5 colours).

Place the base colour of your coaster right side facing you, then place on top a folded square, making sure the fold of the square is facing the centre of the square and the raw edges are facing out. Continue to layer each colour around the square:

 When you get to the end, lift up the first fold and tuck in the fourth fold:

Pin all sides down, sew a 1/4" seam all around.

Trim the corners and edges.

Turn inside out , and there you have it:

A nice quick and easy gift for birthdays or for Christmas 2016!

Again, happy new year.

Happy sewing.

Sandra